Boyle Arts Festival 2023

€20 (including Booking Fee) Book Now Dublin Comedy Improv features the talents of Ian Coppinger, Joe Rooney (Father Ted, Killinaskully), Danny Kehoe (Republic of Telly, Moone Boy) and Sharon Mannion (Bridget & Eamon), The show is entirely unscripted, based on audience suggestions, á la Whose Line Is It Anyway, and is guaranteed to be “absolutely […]

€10 (including Booking Fee) Book Now Cauvery Madhavan’s meticulous new novel is based on the aftermath of a real-life mutiny by the Connaught Rangers eney – Independent.ie. ‘Cauvery Madhavan’s evocative narrative spins together the intriguing lives of her characters over nearly seven decades and makes The Tainted a riveting read. This novel is inspired by […]

FREE (Booking recommended as limited capacity) King House Auditorium Mná100 in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs Irish Embassy India, have created a short film on the life of Roscommon woman Margaret Cousins. Cousins worked for suffrage, the rights of women, and gender equality both in Ireland and in India. This film looks at […]

€12 (including Booking Fee) Book Now  Friday 28th July at Veteran journalist Carole Coleman is back for her eighth BAF conversation. Carole has presented RTÉ’s This Week, Morning Ireland, World Report and Late Debate programmes and currently works on RTÉ radio’s News At One. Carole has reported extensively for television from the US and elsewhere […]

€10 Book Now The 2023 Commission marks the third in a series of music commissions by Roscommon County Council, in celebration of the grand piano at King House. Three composers were commissioned to write a 6-minute piano solo each which responds to a literary text with a local theme.  Roscommon pianist, Peter Regan, described as a […]

AISTRIGH Dance and Architecture Workshop Ticket Price: €6 payable on the day at King House Date: Saturday 29th July Time: 10:30-12:30 and/or 2.30 -4.30pm Venue: King House, Bridge Street Area and Riverfront, Boyle. Facilitated by Eleanor Duignan and Sibéal Davitt Join an experimental movement-based workshop to engage with the streets, lanes and buildings of Boyle […]

Ticket Price: €5 Louise Flanagan from Co. Donegal is the author of the Dragonterra series, consisting of 12 books for emergent readers. Dragonterra is a fantasy adventure aimed at readers aged 6-10 years old. Printed in larger font with carefully pitched vocabulary and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations throughout, these books will capture both the attention and […]

Iona Sound explore and interpret traditional material connecting Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia. Rory Pierce – Low D Whistle and Cello; Max Greenwood – Piano; Bríd Cannon – Violin playing traditional melodies – such as Long Dances, Reels, Waltzes and Airs – Iona Sound let their melodic and harmonic interpretations breathe, and encourage the listener to […]

FREE – Booking Essential as very limited capacity Meet at King House When you look at the Boyle River what you see are reflections of the sky and surroundings.  But do you know what lives beneath the surface and what it is doing there? This introductory field trip will open your eyes to the rich […]

FREE – Book Now The Moylurg Writers Group has a history that stretches from 1985 and is probably the longest running group of its kind in the country. From the start they focussed on fostering the development of new storytelling. In order to do this, they aimed to create an encouraging and welcoming atmosphere for new […]

Sat 29th, 4.30pm, King House, Free (booking advised) LIMITED NUMBERS, DURATION 40 / 50 MINS Linda Shevlin has an impressive and extensive career in the arts, working as an curator and cultural producer in Ireland, Europe and world-wide. Linda has facilitated and managed fascinating large and small-scale visual arts projects, commissions, and exhibitions. Linda has […]